The Learning Tree (1969) | May 24

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920’s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood. The family relationships and enmities, the fears, frustrations and ambitions of the black teenager in small-town America are explored with a strong statement about human values. – JustWatch.com

Director: Gordon Parks

Cast: Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Dana Elcar, Mira Waters, Joel Fluellen, Malcolm Atterbury

Country: United States

Distributor: Janus Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Platform: The Criterion Channel

Special Programming: Classic Cinema

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Slaxx (2020) | May 23

When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk, to stop its bloody rampage. – JustWatch.com

Director: Elza Kephart

Cast: Romane Denis, Brett Donahue, Sehar Bhojani, Kenny Wong, Tianna Nori, Jessica B. Hill, Erica Anderson

Country: Canada

Distributor: The Horror Collective

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 17 minutes

Platform: Shudder

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

Special Events: Filmmaker Conversations

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The Chambermaid (2019) | May 23

Eve, a young chambermaid at a luxurious Mexico City hotel, confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet examinations of forgotten belongings and budding friendships that nourish her newfound and determined dream for a better life. – JustWatch.com

Director: Lila Avilés

Cast: Gabriela Cartol, Teresa Sánchez, Agustina Quinci

Country: Mexico

Distributor: Kino Lorber

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 42 minutes

Platform: Kanopy

Special Events: Filmmaker Conversations

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The Wolf House (2018) | May 23

María, a girl from Colonia Dignidad, in Chile —a kind of sectarian community, tyrannically mastered by the ruthless Paul Schäfer, a German madman, religious fanatic and child predator, who would end up turning the place into a torture center at the service of the military dictatorship ruled by Augusto Pinochet— is punished for having lost three pigs, so she decides to run away and take refuge in an abandoned house hidden in the forest. – JustWatch.com

Director: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña

Cast: Amalia Kassai, Rainer Krause, Karina Hyland, Carlos Cociña, Natalia Geisse, Javiera Ramirez

Country: Chile

Distributor: Kimstim Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 15 minutes

Platform: Shudder

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

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Dogman (2018) | May 23

Marcello, a small and gentle dog groomer, finds himself involved in a dangerous relationship of subjugation with Simone, a former violent boxer who terrorizes the entire neighborhood. In an effort to reaffirm his dignity, Marcello will submit to an unexpected act of vengeance. – JustWatch.com

Director: Matteo Garrone

Cast: Marcello Fonte, Edoardo Pesce, Nunzia Schiano, Adamo Dionisi, Francesco Acquaroli, Gianluca Gobbi

Country: Italy

Distributor: Magnolia Pictures

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes

Platform: Hulu

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Mukhsin (2006) | May 23

A twelve-year-old Malaysian boy’s friendship with a sharp-tongued, assertive little girl moves awkwardly and wistfully into first love in this gently comic film. – JustWatch.com

Director: Yasmin Ahmad

Cast: Syafie Naswip, Sharifah Aryana, Salehuddin Abu Bakar, Yasmin Ahmad, Sharifah Aleya

Country: Malaysia

Distributor: Delphis Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

Platform: Netflix

Special Programming: Family Films

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The Babadook (2014) | May 22

A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her. – JustWatch.com

Director: Jennifer Kent

Cast: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall, Barbara West, Benjamin Winspear, Cathy Adamek

Country: Australia

Distributor: IFC Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 34 minutes

Platform: Video-on-Demand

Special Programming: Midnight Movies

Special Events: Filmmaker Conversations

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Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021) | May 22

A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him – and a forest fire threatening to consume them all. – JustWatch.com

Director: Taylor Sheridan

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Finn Little, Aidan Gillen, Nicholas Hoult, Medina Senghore, Jon Bernthal. Tyler Perry

Country: United States

Distributor: New Line Cinema, Warner Bros.

Rating: R

Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Platform: HBO Max

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Ida (2013) | May 22

Anna, a young novitiate in 1960s Poland, is on the verge of taking her vows when she discovers a family secret dating back to the years of the German occupation. – JustWatch.com

Director: Paweł Pawlikowski

Cast: Agata Trzebuchowska, Agata Kulesza, Dawid Ogrodnik, Joanna Kulig, Adam Szyszkowski

Country: Poland

Distributor: Music Box Films

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Platform: OVID, MUBI, Amazon Prime, Hoopla

Special Programming: Filmmaker Conversations

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Hooligan Sparrow (2016) | May 22

The danger is palpable as intrepid young filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows maverick activist Ye Haiyan (a.k.a Hooligan Sparrow) and her band of colleagues to Hainan Province in southern China to protest the case of six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. Marked as enemies of the state, the activists are under constant government surveillance and face interrogation, harassment, and imprisonment. Sparrow, who gained notoriety with her advocacy work for sex workers’ rights, continues to champion girls’ and women’s rights and arms herself with the power and reach of social media. – JustWatch.com

Director: Nanfu Wang

Cast: Ye Haiyan

Country: China

Distributor: Kino Lorber

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes

Platform: Criterion Channel, Kanopy

Special Programming: Documentary Cinema

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